1) An English teacher proposed using Web 2.0 technologies and politics in her class, which received a cold response from students who saw it as extra work with no interest. 2) When asked to choose topics, the students' response warmed as they realized they could pick their own topics. They chose immigration. 3) Over the summer, motivated students collected materials on immigration through various online sources to analyze and organize in the fall. Most students have now joined enthusiastically working on the project both in and out of school, seeing it as devoted to their interests rather than just work.